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    • Mason, Emily Jo (2016-11-29)
      Department: Neuroscience
      Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. There is currently no treatment that will delay, halt, or prevent the onset of AD. If a disease modifying therapy were to be implemented, it has been proposed ...
    • Haley, Jessica Deloris (2010-04-09)
      Department: Environmental Engineering
      This thesis is the result of an investigation of the effectiveness of incorporating risk education into the curriculum of early adolescents, notably students enrolled in fifth grade. As these students explore different ...
    • Viscusi, W. Kip (Journal of Risk and Uncertaintyhttp://www.springer.com/economics/economic+theory/journal/11166, 2010)
      The refinement in worker fatality risk data used in hedonic wage studies and evidence from new stated preference studies have facilitated the exploration of the heterogeneity of the value of statistical life (VSL). Although ...
    • Viscusi, W. Kip; Viscusi, W. Kip (Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics, 2010)
      Economic research has developed estimates of the heterogeneity of the value of statistical life (VSL) on dimensions such as individual age, income, immigrant status, and the nature of the risk exposure. This paper examines ...
    • Viscusi, W. Kip (The American Economic Review, 1990)
      Society has until recently devoted insufficient attention to the long-run environmental problems that we face, including acid rain and the greenhouse effect. Our inaction with respect to these risks can hardly be characterized ...
    • Essex, Brian George (2011-08-30)
      Department: Psychology
      This dissertation aims to investigate the neural mechanisms of intertemporal and risky economic choices and the relationships between choice preferences and impulsivity. Previous research has revealed a role for the ...
    • Wolf, Amy; Lewis, Princine; Walker, Celia (Vanderbilt University, 2011-02-04)